Parents have long intuitively known that music holds more than mere entertainment value for their little ones. Now, scientific research confirms this parental wisdom, establishing music as a powerful ...

What’s the ‘sad beige’ parenting trend — and does it affect infant development? Millennial minimalism has taken over every corner of design in the last decade, from sterile, subway tile-covered coffee ...

Developmental scientists and medical social science experts at Northwestern University have spearheaded the creation of the most recent NIH Toolbox, providing the newest nationally standardized ...

It's no secret that babies love lullabies—but new research shows that singing to your infant may do more than just calm them in the moment. A new study published in the journal Child Development ...

If you're a new parent, you might be using AI with your infant already—whether you know it or not. But while AI can be a useful tool for parents, it shouldn't be used with babies directly. Here's why.

A new study find that infants with high sensory sensitivity have shallower deep sleep, offering clues into early neurodivergent development.

Babies with an increased likelihood of autism may struggle to settle into deep, restorative sleep, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia. Researchers studied the link between ...

Developmental scientists and medical social science experts at Northwestern University have spearheaded the creation of the most recent NIH Toolbox, providing the newest nationally standardized ...

When you scoop powdered baby formula into a bottle, you think you’re giving your child the nutrition they need. But NBC Chicago’s partners at Consumer Reports found something unexpected may also be in ...

Babies in the West commonly lack a gut microbe that is found in infants in other parts of the world, which may be due to ...